Subscribe for free
You've got 10 minutes with Einstein. What do you talk about? Black holes? Time travel?
Why not gambling? The Art of War? Contemporary parenting?
Each week, host Jason Gots surprises some of the world's brightest minds with ideas they're not at all prepared to discuss. Join us and special guests Neil Gaiman, Alan Alda, Salman Rushdie, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins, Maria Popova, Mary-Louise Parker, Neil deGrasse Tyson and many more...
Self-Motivation
David Goggins
Former Navy Seal
Career Development
Bryan Cranston
Actor
Critical Thinking
Liv Boeree
International Poker Champion
Emotional Intelligence
Amaryllis Fox
Former CIA Clandestine Operative
Management
Chris Hadfield
Retired Canadian Astronaut & Author
Learn
from the world's big
thinkers
Start Learningfrom the world's big
thinkers
12 October, 2019
Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie: the cognitive segregation of America
A talented young programmer, Christopher Wylie found himself at the center of a complex plot to overturn the cultural order in the United States and Europe—one that most likely tipped the scales on Brexit and the 2016 US presidential election.
Think Again Podcasts
I don't even know where to begin with this one. You've probably heard of Cambridge Analytica. Maybe you know they're a company that did some nefarious things involving facebook and the 2016 US presidential elections. If you're anything like me, you don't know the half of it. If you get through this episode without wanting to move to a remote hut in the Arctic circle, I will personally refund this hour of your life.
My guest today is Christopher Wylie, author of MindF*ck: Cambridge Analytica and the Plot to Break America. in high school, he found himself on the outside of lots of social circles. Computers and hacker culture gave him community. Identity. From there, it's a long strange trip through progressive politics in Canada to military Psy ops in London to helping Steve Bannon and the Billionaire Robert Mercer build the most powerful psychological weapon of mass destruction in existence—one that very likely won the presidency for Donald Trump and the Brexit vote.
Chris was 24 at the time. When the scale and consequences of Cambridge Analytica got too big to ignore, he turned whistleblower—and none of our lives, his included, will ever be the same.
Conversation starter: A clip from an upcoming episode with Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to be an Antiracist
How accountability at work can transform your organization
If you don't practice accountability at work you're letting the formula for success slip right through your hands.
19 May, 2020
Videos
- What is accountability? It's a tool for improving performance and, once its potential is thoroughly understood, it can be leveraged at scale in any team or organization.
- In this lesson for leaders, managers, and individuals, Shideh Sedgh Bina, a founding partner of Insigniam and the editor-in-chief of IQ Insigniam Quarterly, explains why it is so crucial to success.
- Learn to recognize the mindset of accountable versus unaccountable people, then use Shideh's guided exercise as a template for your next post-project accountability analysis—whether that project was a success or it fell short, it's equally important to do the reckoning.
Related Articles
01 February, 2020
Sharon Salzberg - On Balance
In this episode master teacher Sharon Salzberg considers whether it's ok to teach mindfulness to the armed forces, how practitioners of meditation and mindfulness should balance openness with discipline, and so much more.
Think Again Podcasts
<p>Since 1974, <a href="https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/" target="_blank">Sharon Salzberg</a> has been sharing ancient meditation and mindfulness practices in a voice the contemporary West can understand. Her warm, funny, down-to-earth books, dharma talks, and guided meditations have helped struggling meditators worldwide establish a strong practice and reduce the suffering in their lives. In this episode Sharon sits down with Jason to consider whether it's ok to teach mindfulness to the armed forces, how western practitioners should deal with the almost militant tone of some eastern teachers when it comes to discipline and "right effort", and so much more. Sharon's latest book is <a href="https://www.sharonsalzberg.com/real-happiness-book/" target="_blank">Real Happiness: a 28 day program for realizing the power of meditation</a>, now thoroughly updated and revised for its 10th anniversary.</p>
Keep reading
Show less
25 January, 2020
Roz Chast and Patricia Marx (cartoons, words, ukuleles) – the Beatles stole everything from us
The New Yorker-based comedy team on never exercising or going outside, and so much more.
Think Again Podcasts
<p><br/></p>
<p>Thelma and Louise, Ponch and John, Pancho and Lefty, Quixote and Sancho Panza, Marx and Engels, Marx and Chast…history and literature are full of magical buddy stories. Every now and then, for reasons no one can explain, Two people come together and produce something greater, or at least very different, from the sum of their parts.</p><p>I'm here today with one such team: the writer-cartoonist duo of <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/patricia-marx" target="_blank">Patricia Marx</a> and <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/roz-chast" target="_blank">Roz Chast</a>. They're both longtime contributors to the New Yorker and fearsome humorists in their own rights. But together they form a third fearsome thing, a thing which has created books such as Why Don't You Write My Eulogy Now So I Can Correct it: A Mother's Suggestions, And their latest: <a href="https://celadonbooks.com/books/you-can-only-yell-at-me-for-one-thing-at-a-time/" target="_blank">You Can Only Yell At Me For One Thing At A Time: Rules for Couples</a>. They're also the enigmatic figures behind yet a fourth thing, the legendary ukulele band Ukelear Meltdown.</p><p>– <a href="http://jasongots.com/" target="_blank">Jason Gots</a></p>
Keep reading
Show less
20 January, 2020
mindfulness and meditation teacher Joseph Goldstein – doubt comes masquerading as wisdom
In this first episode of 2020, beloved dharma teacher Joseph Goldstein is back for a conversation about struggle, doubt, and growth on the spiritual path.
Think Again Podcasts
<p><br/></p>
<p>Freedom. Everyone wants it, but knowing where to look for it is another matter. And to make matters worse, the world is full of things that feel like freedom but might just get us more tangled up in everything we're trying to escape. How much freedom can money buy? How much money? How free are you on a tropical vacation? Would uploading your consciousness into the cloud and downloading it into a robot avatar on Alpha Centauri make you more free? How about falling in love again? How about three margaritas with friends? Or six? How about falling in love again? A better government? Less government? No government at all? </p><p>I'm here today with <a href="https://www.dharma.org/teacher/joseph-goldstein/" target="_blank">Joseph Goldstein</a>, a beloved teacher of Buddhist ideas and practice in the West and a personal inspiration to me, to talk about freedom of the mind and spirit—and the kinds of effort and insight that can lead there. Joseph is the co-founder of <a href="https://www.dharma.org/" target="_blank">Insight Meditation Society</a> in Barre, Massachusetts and the author, most recently, of <a href="https://www.soundstrue.com/store/mindfulness-3372.html" target="_blank">Mindfulness: a Practical Guide to Awakening</a>.</p>
Keep reading
Show less
Connect with us
How to listen
You can listen to Think Again right here on site, or select your podcast app:
TRENDING EPISODES
Big think's weekly newsletter.
Get smarter faster from the comfort of your inbox.
See our newsletter privacy policy here
LATEST
Big think's weekly newsletter.
Get smarter faster from the comfort of your inbox.
See our newsletter privacy policy here
© Copyright 2007-2018 & BIG THINK, BIG THINK EDGE,
SMARTER FASTER trademarks owned by The Big Think, Inc. All rights reserved.
SMARTER FASTER trademarks owned by The Big Think, Inc. All rights reserved.
